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“He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus…” (John 1:41-42 NKJV)

 

While John the Baptist was standing with two of his disciples, he looked at Jesus as He walked and proclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36 NKJV).

On hearing the testimony of John about Jesus, the two disciples of John standing with him left him immediately and followed Jesus.

Sadly, unlike John the Baptist, many prophets of God today are not proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Lord loud and clear enough for their followers to leave them to cleave to, depend upon, and follow Jesus alone, just as those two disciples of John did.

When Jesus turned and saw these two disciples of John following Him on account of John’s testimony, He asked them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is to say, when translated, Teacher), “where are You staying?” He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day.” (John 1:38-39 NKJV).

One of the two disciples of John who left Him to follow and cleave to the Lord Jesus Christ was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother (John 1:40). Having found the Messiah, Andrew would not keep to himself the good news of his discovery and encounter with the long-awaited Messiah; he went out immediately to spread the good news to others, starting with his brother.

Not only did Andrew share his conviction and experience of the Messiah with his brother, but he brought him to the Messiah so that he may have a personal encounter and experience with the Messiah.

John 1:41-42 – NKJV

 41 He first found his own brother Simon, and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated, the Christ).

 42 And he brought him to Jesus. When Jesus looked at him, He said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (translated, A Stone).

That is what is expected of everyone who has genuinely found and experienced the Lord Jesus as the Saviour!

How would it be if every believer would go out joyfully to seek for and find their family members and then share boldly with them their conviction, experience, or revelation knowledge of Jesus, just like Andrew did?

Who have you found in your family and brought to Jesus Christ ever since you have found and known Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord?

The following day, while the Lord Jesus was on His way to Galilee, He found Philip from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter, and Jesus said to him, “Follow Me.” (John 1:43). 

Having found, met, and known the Messiah, Philip would not keep the good news to himself, but he went out immediately to find and share the good news with his friend, Nathanael.

John 1:45-47 – NKJV

 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote–Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

 46 And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

Despite Nathanael’s reluctance and doubt, Philip persuaded him to come to Jesus. Like Philip, you are expected to prayerfully convince your friends who are reluctant to follow you to Jesus.

If indeed you have found, encountered, and experienced the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, why are you still keeping the good news to yourself? Who among your lost friends have you found and brought to Jesus ever since you met Jesus?

You don’t need to wait until you read, know, and understand the entire Bible from cover to cover or wait until you are trained, ordained, or certified as an evangelist, pastor, or preacher before you go out to seek your lost relations and friends and bring them to the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Andrew and Philip didn’t wait to hear, know, and understand every truth about the Messiah and His Kingdom before they went out to seek, invite, and bring their relations and friends to the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Like Andrew and Philip, you can persuade your family and friends to come to Jesus by simply sharing with them joyfully and boldly your conviction, testimony, experience, or revelation knowledge of Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord.

It is nothing but sheer selfishness or wickedness to keep the good news or the gospel of Jesus Christ to yourself after you have found the Saviour and tasted the goodness of the Lord Jesus.

Friend, you are expected to go out and share your personal experience of the goodness of the Lord Jesus with your family and friends and everyone you know, inviting them also to come and “taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Psa. 34:8 NKJV).

Just as the Father sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to seek and save the lost souls, the Lord Jesus also sent you to seek and save the lost souls (Luke 19:10, 1 Tim. 1:15). This is your real mission in the world!

It is a contradiction to claim to be a disciple of Jesus and not be passionately interested and actively involved in the mission of Jesus—seeking and saving the lost souls.

Beloved, the truth is that your relations and friends who are not yet saved are fast drowning and perishing in the deep ocean of sin, gasping heavily for eternal life in Christ Jesus. You need to act quickly before they pass away to eternity without Christ.

It is not enough to invite or bring them to your church; you should also see that you prayerfully and personally invite and bring them to Christ.

God desires to save you and your household (Acts 16:31). The Lord Jesus found and saved you first, like Andrew and Philip, so you may seek and find other family members and bring them to the Lord Jesus.

Arise and go out today to seek, find, and bring your lost and perishing relations and friends to the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, before it is too late.

That is a wise thing to do!

The Scripture testifies, “…He who wins souls is wise.” (Prov. 11:30 NKJV).

Be wise!

Win souls for the Lord Jesus Christ!

 Prayer:

I repent today of my slothfulness, complacency, and indifference toward finding and seeking the lost. Dear Holy Spirit, teach and help me today to become actively involved in rescuing the drowning and perishing souls, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Pastor: Eniyekpemi Fidelis Oyinpreyebi.

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